Theo Rigby

Award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer focusing on immigration issues. Follow @iNationProject.

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

Can’t watch returns anymore. Need to breathe deeply for an hour and not to eat leftover Halloween candy. Trying to reconcile how half of this country can support a sexist/racist piece of trash. Summoning all of Philly’s electoral power. No matter what, la lucha sigue.

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

Shelter-in-place doesn't apply to the hundreds of thousands of farm workers that are feeding the country. https://t.co/PmI0eIl7uU

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

Calling all people with compulsive voting habits--don't be shy!!! #Wakingdream @ImagenFound

[iNationProject @iNationProject]

Vote today- and everyday until 7/31! @ImagenAwards have nominated us for BEST WEB SERIES and we need your votes to win! Simply click on WAKING DREAM on the following link: https://t.co/ce3ZbRnkle

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

Waking Dream is nominated for the Imagen Foundations best Web Series! You can vote once a day for the next week... Check it out and throw us some love!

[Imagen Foundation @ImagenFound]

Congratulations to the web series finalist of the 3rd Annual Imagen Awards Short Films & Web Series Competition! Vote for your favorite now! #LatinxInAllMedia #2019ImagenAwards @AdrienneBailon @RubenAvitia007 @iNationProject
https://t.co/YQcwgZqcAs

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

Excited to join the @Dream_RC crew at the UCLA Labor Center, and Steve Li from Waking Dream for this sure-to-be powerful event! @iNationProject

[UCLA Dream Resource Center @ucla_drc]

Steve Li will be joining us for our free film screening of #WakingDream by @iNationProject! Steve is one of the amazing immigrant youth featured in Waking Dream and one of our Dream Summer alumni. 😆 RSVP now at https://t.co/tMeFmn01pF #DreamAndPromiseNow #HereToStay #DACA

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

"We all find ourselves saying 'THEM' and 'US', every time I hear that I feel like I'm getting kicked out and pushed aside...how do we all change the language we are using on a daily basis?" #NIIC2018 Talking welcoming communities and workplace support @NewAmericanEcon panel

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

Just started screening #WakingDream #NIIC2018 in Salon B. Amazing panel on Storytelling to come after with @TeachForAmerica @NewAmericanEcon @UCLALabor @iNationProject

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

"1 out of 7 Asian immigrants in the U.S. are undocumented and Asians are the fastest growing Immigrant population in the country." #NIIC2018

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"This is about taking out away from immigration laws, and bringing it back to the human experience." #NIIC2018 @Re4mImmigration @nakasec

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

Creating timelines of life and politics with a group of amazing young undocumented people #NIIC2018 @nakasec

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

"Oppression of Asian immigrants is historically connected to Oppression of Black Americans", Stephanie Park. Talking intersectionality and timeline of exclusionary immigration policy at #NIC2018 @aaldef @nakasec @UNITEDWEDREAM

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

Powerful Dreamer stories that cut beyond politics and reveal the human side of immigration issues tonight #NIIC2018 @ 6:30pm, Salon B. @CASAforall @nakasec @NewAmericanEcon @npnewamericans https://t.co/M1MzQKwJBa

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

Powerful words by @HelenGymAtLarge "We need visibility and voice...we need to center racial justice...our politics will only be as strong as our movement, go out and make some change!" #niic2018

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

Incredible to feel the incredible energy of 1000+ champions for immigrant rights at #NIIC2018! Looking forward to #WakingDream screening at 6:30pm tonight in salon B and panel convo about Dreamer narratives. @iNationProject #weareDACA

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

@iNationProject @leftcoastpa @1dilpickle @TFABayArea @BlueshiftEdu @rr_roberson @KQEDedspace Thanks everyone for the great conversation--looking forward to more! #WakingDreamED Fyi if you haven't seen yet, Ep4 is live! https://t.co/kvvuZbQjwn

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

@beststorynever @iNationProject @StorycastDocs @PBSDS We sent out a casting call, and got 100 responses of people that wanted to tell their stories-we eventually whittled it down to 6! I think only a small percentage of the undocu community wants to share their stories publicly--due to safety reasons, and many others. #WakingDreamED

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

@iNationProject @sacstate We are seeing a lot of interest from educators and Dreamer Resource Centers to screen the series and use it as a platform to engage in deep conversations around immigration issues. #WakingDreamED

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

@iNationProject Yes! As #WakingDream is rolling out on YouTube (Check it here! https://t.co/dqLDcNZvvX) and we are also doing screenings--I just showed Ep1-4 to a Dreamers Conference @sacstate #KDAconference and the response was overwhelmingly positive-a lot of thank you's:) #wakingdreamED

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

@1dilpickle @iNationProject A2: It's an incredibly personal choice of whether to 'come out' publicly, or not, but at the least, my hope is that by telling stories of a diverse group of Dreamers, the larger undocu community will be able to see themselves in the series, and feel more connected #WakingDreamED.

[Theo Rigby @theofilms]

@leftcoastpa @iNationProject A2: The last 2 years have been an emotional rollercoaster for anyone allied with or part of undocumented communities in the U.S. Personally, it's been very intense to tell these stories, but more than anything, I feel blessed to have had the opportunity. #WakingDreamED